The 10th edition of the World Championship of Custom Bike Building was held for the first time in Europe at Germany and the title was taken by Medaza Cycles’ Rondine with a 1971 Moto Guzzi Nuovo Falcone 500 engine

Second place was clinched by Laurent Dutruel’s Buell powered ‘Tribute’ which clocked 208km/h during Speed Week at Bonneville

Pete Pearson, of Rocket Bobs in the UK, describes his third placed bike, Gas’d Rat, as: “A rocket bobber built from a Shovel powered, fully redesigned, re-engineered and fabricated FXS”

In a first for the Championship, a Taiwanese builder took a class win when Winston Yeh, of Rough Crafts, lifted the trophy in the Modified Harley class for his all black, Sportster-based Stealth Bullet, which featured a carbon gas tank and an oil-in-frame conversion

Claiming the win for Italy in the Retro Modified class was Inglourious Basterds Cycles with Bastarda Senza Gloria a ‘48/’79 Pan/FX Shovel special fitted with the company’s own adjustable Springer front end

Laurent Dutruel was called to the stage a second time when his turbo charged XR1200 was named the winner of the Street Performance class

Completing the line-up of winners was Second City Customs from the UK, whose bike The Naughty Gentleman took S&S Cycle’s recognition award in the Production Manufacturer class

The 10th edition of the World Championship of Custom Bike Building was held for the first time in Europe at Germany and the title was taken by Medaza Cycles’ Rondine with a 1971 Moto Guzzi Nuovo Falcone 500 engine